Right now it seems the White Sox are trying to decide between resigning Scotty Pods or signing Coco Crisp to bat leadoff and play center field next season. There is a lot involved in this process, but the main inhibitor seems to be contract negotiations. Pods wants a garunteed two years, and for some reason the Sox only want to give him one with an option for a second. Anyways here's a comparison of Pods and Crisp.
Pods: 34 years old, career .277 batting average, career .340 on-base-percentage and 266 career stolen bases. Last season he had 30 stolen bases to go along with his .304 average and his .353 on-base-percentage.
Crisp: 30 years old, career .277 batting average, career .331 on-base-percentage and 137 stolen bases. Last season he had 13 stolen bases, just a .228 average and a .336 on-base-percentage in just 49 games with the Royals.
Edge: The numbers are suprisingly close, especially the career numbers. Pods had a better season last year, but Crisp did not play in half as many games as Pods. Crisp is a better outfielder and is a true centerfielder. Plus he is younger, but I just have a hard time going against a guy in Pods that has done so much for the White Sox organization.
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